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Nick Jonas
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Jonas tasted superstardom as a teen heartthrob years ago. Just before he became a tween's wet dream, I was a magazine editor and was the first person to ever commission a shoot with him and his brothers, Joe and Kevin. I was wary of how religious they were (the purity rings were real), but even though I assume everyone knew I was gay, there was never a hint that they were weirded out around me. In fact, they were extraordinarily gracious always.
There has been a little controversy over whether Jonas is somehow patronizing gay people by playing a gay character on Kingdom and by flashing his grapefruit biceps 'n' buns at every opportunity. Regardless of my personal affection for him, I think when you're being marketed to, you're being respected. There is power in being seen as a legit consumer. And he certainly has all the things the gay community loves to consume
It may come as some relief to those of you who prefer jonesing for hot guys who are not jerks that I can attest to just how nice Nick is. At the end of 2014, when Nick—by now an adult heartthrob enjoying solo success—made a surprise appearance at a bar across the street from me, I went over and caught his eye. He remembered me (we did so many shoots together, it would've been surprising had he not!) and called me over to chat (that was the surprising part) and do a pic-with for old times' sake.
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